{"id":24042,"date":"2026-07-22T08:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/we-were-at-their-mercy-inside-the-amazon-tactics-that-hiked-prices-across-the-internet\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T08:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T06:37:17","slug":"we-were-at-their-mercy-inside-the-amazon-tactics-that-hiked-prices-across-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/we-were-at-their-mercy-inside-the-amazon-tactics-that-hiked-prices-across-the-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We were at their mercy\u2019: inside the Amazon tactics that hiked prices across the internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon\u2019s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says it works to lower costs for consumers<\/p>\n

A \u201cmodern leather\u201d table lamp, listed online at Walmart, shot up from $24.99 to $39.<\/p>\n

The price of an air fryer on a retail site called Newegg went from $84.99 to $149.99.<\/p>\n

An electric ice-cream maker was listed at just $17.99 at Amazon and Best Buy. Then it became unavailable at Best Buy, and more than tripled in price to $59.99 at Amazon.<\/p>\n

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\nInternal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon\u2019s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says it works to lower costs for consumers
\nA \u201cmodern leather\u201d table lamp, listed online at Walmart, shot up from $24.99 to $39.
\n The price of an air fryer on a retail site called Newegg went from $84.99 to $149.99.
\nAn electric ice-cream maker was listed at just $17.99 at Amazon and Best Buy. Then it became unavailable at Best Buy, and more than tripled in price to $59.99 at Amazon. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Internal emails revealed in court and interviews with ex-employees describe how Amazon\u2019s practices drove up prices for competitors like Walmart and Target. Amazon denies price-fixing claims and says it works to lower costs for consumers A \u201cmodern leather\u201d table lamp, listed online at Walmart, shot up from $24.99 to $39. The price of an air …<\/p>\n

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